[Notre-Dame] Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor 

Cameron carpenter

More than awesome, watch the way he takes his hands off the organ at the end, he's making love to that instrument.

Truth

I don't know, to me the end of the Passacaglia sounds kinda dark and sinister.

Glad I’m not the only one who wants this played at my funeral

Excellent idea, i would actually wish that as well.

Wow! Same here

I changed my mind. I will have Oasis' "Whatever" played in there.

i feel the same way my dude

My favorite part too. I believe it’s called a swell.

Да, брат!

thank you, Bach!

Cochereau and Latry they are amazing musicians and both are superb organists.

E Douglas Jensen, I believe you have understood the composition of this piece. It's a dance and Pierre captures the dynamics of this piece. Never lost the theme throughout... love the beginning, not bombastic statement but just simple... color with compele understanding of the musicality of the piece and musical line... best regards, Earle

Quelle merveille..comprendre un tel talent, posséder la musique à ce point et sur un instrument aussi complexe relève de l exception.,grandioseelevev l ame.

A titre personnel, je n'ai jamais accroché avec le style Latry : trop haché, trop agressif. Et en plus il est hautain, ce qui finit d'achever le tableau.

@@yenaurapourtoulmonde he is one of our finest...like him or not...in the voicing of our opinions, we must always remember to give credit where it is due.

Kind of wish they would've kept it that way

C'est tout simplement magique, cette musique et cet instrument font partie de la beauté du monde.

I heard him play it in November in Kansas City, then again a week later in Washington, D.C. Note-perfect both times. I went up to M. Latry afterwards and told him I'd been at both concerts. He looked shocked and didn't say a word. I felt embarrassed.

I hope it wasnt damaged by the fire (?)

@@delynndehardt1859 It was not touched by the fire, just some pipes are dusty.

What celebration could be prepared to mark the occasion of reopening the cathedral upon completion of repairs? Could be epic !

@@AirchimeLTDproductions174 Phew!

@@AirchimeLTDproductions174 The choir organ though....

this is 47th time in 2021 alone

@@ateslabattery115 Thank you for your reply. In another video of my country, this song (BWV582) is said to be the best of Bach's organ songs. I want to go, but I'm sorry I can't.

piece man, piece, not song :P unfortunately, this organ is now pure crap compared to what it used to be at time Cavaillé-Coll finished his works on it. It's sad but people reworked this organ too many times since Cavaillé-Coll, it lacks the original sound, and currently it's just loud but I can't say I like the sound. St. Sulpice in Paris (it's like 2km away from Notre-Dame), St. Ouen (or Audoin, in Rouen) are great examples of Cavaillé-Coll organs that retained their original sound (C-C sound) to present time. I guess those two are the best Cavaillé-Coll organs in the world right now.

Excuse me for asking, but how would you know how this organ souded when Coll finished working on it?... I think you weren't alive back then ;) and don't say because you heard Ouen and Sulpice... those are differente instruments. :) I understand your point of view when you say it has been "reworked" a heck of a lot and that this can decharacterise the instrument (maybe that's the case here) but that doesn't mean that this organ is total crap... Not to forget that the professionals that worked on it are indeed professionals... I doubt they would have hired amateur organbuilders to work on this organ ;)

i did some deep research on that, there are people writing their master thesis' about that instrument. And yes, originally it sounded similar to St. Sulpice, in fact, all Cavaillé-Coll organs that are not reworked sound unique but similar at the same time, you just know when you hear C-C, let it be Sacré Coeur, St. Sulpice or St. Ouen. Notre Dame currently doesn't sound as a Cavaillé-Coll instrument. And don't get fooled, maybe we have better technologies today, but organbuilding is an art, needs some craftsmanship, Cavaillé-Coll was indeed an artisan, he felt, what's right, he was addicted to perfection, he even funded more stops than what was ordered just for feeling that the organ deserves it, his company was always on the border of bankrupt, despite being world-wide famous even during his life. Take E.F. Walcker - they got chosen to build the famous Riga dom organ, now 150 years ago, they weren't chosen to do the restauration works, because they're not good enough. You can be a proffessional but that doesn't mean you're good enough. This organ maybe is not a total crap in pianos, but when on pleno, yikes

Its not an effing song

he isnt alive

Thankfully it still exists!

It’s not technically the biggest but it’s certainly among the best. Nothing can compare to those fiery reeds and the pedal bombardés! It is béton restored in anticipation of its return to the glory that is Notre Dame!

2:38f. *Warum der Wechsel durch* *Schnitt von Cochereau zu Latry??* Eigentlich schade! - Besser evtl. beide Aufnahmen nacheinander

And Olivier Latry.

This is very good and I have seen Olivier perform at the Royal Albert Hall in 2019, but, Simon Preston's performance of this piece is amazing ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dCBwXnSa3DE.html

This is superb but E Power Biggs on a Flentrop will always be my favourite.

David Snyder Lumierist these organist are find musician's, but you should check out Karl Richter, nobody comes close.

I did

David Snyder Lumierist... He's amazing the only organist who can make Bach sound like Bach. Everybody else sounds weak at the keybords, at least in my humble opinion!

Very interesting thought about Bach. You mentioned "sounding" like Bach". Actually Bach sounds like nothing ! Think about it for a moment. Bach composed music represented by "notes" that he placed for us onto a score. That in its purest form only,, IS Bach,,a silent, lifeless printed page waiting to be brought to life by a musician. Every musician who takes those silent notes and reads and then plays those notes brings Bachs' music to life just as the sun brings a dull dead stained glass window to glorious life .If you want pure Bach, buy a sheet of his music and sit and read it in silence. If you want Bach's glorious music take that sheet of notes and go to the instrument and put your soul into expressing his written notes,, or listen to a great artist who takes those notes and brings them to life. Give his works the best of your creative spirit by you interpreting his printed notes that are true gifts to us from our and his creator. Try it. David Snyder, Lumierist

Hi David. I heard Heavy Organ with Joe's Lights at the Filmore East. It was the thrill of a lifetime. Best wishes.

This didn’t age well, sadly.

No. Franck’s “Piece Heroique”

How about the Tocatta from Widor’s Symphony #5?

How about Messiaen's "Apparition de l'Église Éternelle"? That would work perfectly as a prelude or "Introit".

No because uploader won't share us information about video footage of Pierre Cochereau in the beginning

@@155Metalhead personally, I prefer Richter's DG, particularly speaking when it comes to the Passacaglia's ending and the Fugue. That Bombarde is... too much. Latry is a Master organist, Notre-Dame's Grand Organ is a masterpiece and this is indeed a great interpretation, but his style fits more properly to the French Romantic repertoire IMHO.

a little bit too much

Just glad the planned obscene 'improvements' will not now be incorporated. They would have been an insult to the medieval builders.

@@class87srule the notre-dame organ isn't medieval

@@class87srule What was planned?

The organ and pipes didn’t sustain damage.It was mostly confined to the rooftop.

Don't forget Simon Preston who is probably the best interpreter of Bach as he would have sounded in his time

Absolutely wonderful except for the f…..g advert cutting in halfway through the fugue!!!F…. off!!!!

Totally kills the accoustics and dynamics.

are you joking? This is probably the best recording of an organ I have heard, period.

@@ateslabattery115 the e power Biggs ones posted on RU-vid are better quality

@@cosmofoxgaming1268 Do you have any specific examples? links would be appreciated.

@@ateslabattery115 certainly my friend ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FpZfvlWJbjg.html

Greatest music ever written was the Art of Fugue by Bach.

Alors contentez vous d''écouter Pierre Cochereau, le vrai, le grand.

RIEN NE POURRA EGALER PIERRE COCHEREAU:observez ses mains,le CIEL l'a vraiment gâté pour le bonheur du plus grand nombre!!!